A composition that may be used to retain moisture within fresh concrete as it cures to optimize the curing of the concrete may include one or more hardening and densifying agents and one or more temporary moisture sealing agents. Additionally such a composition may include a siliconate. The hardening and densifying agent of such a composition may penetrate the surface of fresh concrete to react with free lime, providing the fresh concrete with a strong surface. The temporary moisture sealing agent may form a moisture barrier on the surface of the fresh concrete to prevent moisture from escaping from the fresh concrete before the fresh concrete has sufficiently cured. The temporary moisture sealing agent may degrade within a matter of days, facilitating its removal from the surface of the concrete once the concrete has cured and enabling further treatment of the surface without undue delay.

A composition that may be used to retain moisture within fresh concrete as it cures to optimize the curing of the concrete may include one or more hardening and densifying agents and one or more temporary moisture sealing agents. Additionally such a composition may include a siliconate. The hardening and densifying agent of such a composition may penetrate the surface of fresh concrete to react with free lime, providing the fresh concrete with a strong surface. The temporary moisture sealing agent may form a moisture barrier on the surface of the fresh concrete to prevent moisture from escaping from the fresh concrete before the fresh concrete has sufficiently cured. The temporary moisture sealing agent may degrade within a matter of days, facilitating its removal from the surface of the concrete once the concrete has cured and enabling further treatment of the surface without undue delay.

A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) comprises applying a boron nitride (BN) aerogel to a fibrous material to form a pretreated fibrous material, depositing, using chemical vapor infiltration (CVI), a BN interface coating (IFC) on the pretreated fibrous material, and depositing a matrix on the BN IFC and the pretreated fibrous material.

An apparatus for producing a cementitious board includes a conveying device for conveying a first liner with first overlap sections-in a transport direction, at least one slurry feeder device for applying at least one layer of at least one slurry comprising a cementitious material onto the first liner, a liner feeding device for providing and arranging a second liner with second overlap sections such that it contacts the first overlap sections of the first liner wherein the at least one layer of the at least one slurry is arranged between the first liner and the second liner, an adhesive foam feeder for providing an adhesive foam on at least one of the first or the second overlap sections, and a means for bonding the first liner and the second liner.

Disclosed are a crack self-healing agent for cement-based materials capable of binding corrosive ions in seawater, and a preparation method thereof. A core material of the agent is an active inorganic composite component capable of chemically binding Cl, Mg, and S, a wall layer is polymethyl methacrylate, and an interface improvement layer is a cement layer. A preparation method includes: (1) thoroughly mixing active components capable of binding corrosive ions, and filling a resulting mixture into a direct compression mold; (2) applying a pressure to the direct compression mold and holding the pressure on using a pressing machine, and demolding to obtain a core material body; (3) placing the core material body obtained in a solution of PMMA in acetone for coating, and taking out the core material body and drying; (4) coating a layer of cement before the acetone is completely volatilized to obtain the crack self-healing agent.

A material restoration system for restoring material surfaces, the material restoration system comprising: a first composition including at least fifty percent alcohol by volume; at least twenty percent cutting oil by volume; denatured alcohol; C9-11 Pareth-8; Sodium C14-16; Sodium laureth sulfate; Sodium chloride; and Sodium xylenesulfonate.

A material restoration system for restoring material surfaces, the material restoration system comprising: a first composition including at least fifty percent alcohol by volume; at least twenty percent cutting oil by volume; denatured alcohol; C9-11 Pareth-8; Sodium C14-16; Sodium laureth sulfate; Sodium chloride; and Sodium xylenesulfonate.